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even in Celsius/metric countries, people cooking immediately switch to Fahrenheit
I'm not sure if you're joking here but I've literally never heard of anyone doing this. Not in my country, not even in any other.
To me this is like saying "do you know how Yanks switch to metric when they talk about kitten mitten measurements". Like lmao what
I'm Canadian. Everyone cooks and carpenters in Imperial. The British and Irish i know say the same, countries' metric but the trades aren't.
So your examples was about countries that use imperial/mixed system already and not really about metric countries?
The idea that someone in Finland would switch to Fahrenheit for cooking is just bizarre. Why would anyone do that lol
The UK and Ireland don't either. I dunno where they got that from. Our ovens and everything very obviously use Celsius.
Canada is a metric country. Don't be a dolt. Fahrenheit is more precise, smaller degrees.
Canada and the UK have switched from the imperial system to the metric system relatively recently, and as such it is understandable that the imperial system is still entrenched in some areas (such as possibly cooking).
Most metric countries have been metric for centuries and use metric for basically everything, and certainly don't randomly use Fahrenheit of all things.
If your idea about Metric countries is Canada or the UK, then you don't really have an idea.
They're not talking about actual measurements in imperial units but about things which have been named after their American labels, which happen to be based on imperial measurements. Like the thread you link says, the actual sizes are defined in millimeters.
Just because we also have Quarter Pounders in McDonalds doesn't mean we use imperial measurements.
I'm starting to feel you don't really know what you're talkint about, sorry to say
While Canada has converted to the metric system for many purposes, there is still significant use of non-metric units and standards in many sectors of the Canadian economy and everyday life today. This is mainly due to historical ties with the United Kingdom, the traditional use of the imperial system of measurement in Canada, proximity to the United States, and strong public opposition to metrication during the transition period.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_Canada
Fahrenheit is more precise, smaller degrees.
Lmao. Someone needs to learn about decimals. Absolutely nobody here uses Fahrenheit for cooking. You are being silly
Oh look, it says Canada is a metric country.
...for many purposes
Yeah. it's almost like I told you, the country officially switched. I also told you tradesmen and cooks switch back to imperial automatically. you're presenting this like it isn't exactly what i said to you. I was in the trades for years, all the foreigners that do the carpentry work in Vancouver do the exact same thing, Somali, French, Irish, Aussie, NZ, Mexican, Argentinian
You are talking about a country that switched recently and is still mixed because of that. It's obviously different to countries that have been metric for a lot longer. Nobody here is using fahrenheit for cooking, that'd be bizarre.
Out of curiosity, what is the benefit, in your mine, for someone in my country to use fahrenheit for cooking? It makes zero sense to me, unless it's somethint you're used to.
I was in the trades for years, all the foreigners that do the carpentry work in Vancouver do the exact same thing, Somali, French, Irish, Aussie, NZ, Mexican, Argentinian
No shit people use the country's measurements. Do you think tradesmen in Finland use whatever imperial system uses? Of course they use metric since that's the done thing and everything is in metric
Britain and Ireland absolutely do not do that.
the fuck they don't
They absolutely do not. Do you want to see a picture of my oven with its °C units? I've worked in multiple kitchens and Fahrenheit has never been used there either. If you say a temperature in Fahrenheit, nobody will have a clue what you're on about. They'll look at you like you're an alien.
Go to buy timber and other building materials, it's sold in mm, cm, or m.
But what do I know, I've only lived here since the 80s. I'm sure some random American who almost certainly has never been knows better. That's sarcasm btw, I know you lot struggle to pick it up.
They probably do so because tech for that is either made for the US or made for the US.
Edit: to be clear, I mean Canada amd maybe other countries neighbouring the US. Makes no sense to make tech primarily for the US in Romania, for instance